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Just wanted to start a thread for the TDH Marines to post in. As TDH is a family obviously the Marines are also. Being a combat veteran of Iraq (current war) I wanted to extend a early HAPPY BIRTHDAY and VETERANS DAY to the Jarheads here!

Geez, I gotta share my husband's birthday with the marines???? I'm ...er.. he's never gonna get any presents. Seriously guyz thanks for all you do. What does he want this year HMM how about some red pumps. That way the marines won't want em either.

I only have one real birthday and thats Nov 10th. Although ive been out of the Marines since Aug 2000 and have been in the Army since Nov 2000 (Yeah I know but the Army got me out of being a grunt with a high tech MOS that the Corps did not offer, plus promotion is faster) I still defend my Corps.

If you think being in the Marines is hard try being a Marine in the Army. Twice as much flack from both sides. But ive trained my Soldiers to Corps standards, or at least try. Now im the new First Sgt. "E-8" at my unit and im only a SSGT. "E-6".

I served with the Marines in Iraq when I was in the Army and proudly wear my (authorized) 1st Mar Div Combat patch.

My great grandpa served as a US marine in WWII (Iwo Jima) and I served as a US Navy sailor for 16 yrs. Thanks for your service Marines! I am proud to have served with some of you brave folks out there! Happy birthday to the Corps and happy veterans day to my brothers in arms!

Sorry Chris, curiosity just got the best of me! Looking at your military dates, I was at Chicago MEPS in May '89 and was in Great Mistakes (Great Lakes) boot camp in July '89 and separated from active duty in Oct. '98 then joined the Naval Air Reserve (NAR). Good times...good times!

Sorry Chris, curiosity just got the best of me! Looking at your military dates, I was at Chicago MEPS in May '89 and was in Great Mistakes (Great Lakes) boot camp in July '89 and separated from active duty in Oct. '98 then joined the Naval Air Reserve (NAR). Good times...good times!

tis ok brother I just didn't know where you might be wanting to go with it is all I spent a little time passing through Chicago in late '91 coming back from a west pac.

cojake said:

Fettpride, When did you go to boot? I was at MCRD San diego June- Sept. in 1989? 2054 Golf company. Good bet we were there about the same time. Jason

MCRD - May-August 1989 Hotel Company Plt. 2044 !! Do you remember the blaze at Camp Pen where recruits were air evac'd out of field training? I was smack dab in the middle of it PM SENT !

Air Foooooorce!!!! I did 8 years active as a C-5 Loadmaster and spent the last 12 playing in the JAG! I did do a 2 year stint in the Army Guard as a Second Lt. Then I woke up and realized that they wanted me back in Iraq after I just got married and had a kid. 8 combat tours is enough for this old man. I am just a crusty ol MSgt.

Air Foooooorce!!!! I did 8 years active as a C-5 Loadmaster and spent the last 12 playing in the JAG! I did do a 2 year stint in the Army Guard as a Second Lt. Then I woke up and realized that they wanted me back in Iraq after I just got married and had a kid. 7 combat tours is enough for this old man. I am just a crusty ol MSgt.